Article ID: 232950 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 2.1

OLEXP: Spelling and Grammar Options Not Available in Outlook Express 5

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This article was previously published under Q232950
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
257824  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824/EN-US/ ) OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
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SYMPTOMS

When you are spell checking a message in Outlook Express 5, the Options button may be unavailable.

The Options button should allow you to choose options for spelling, grammar, and custom dictionaries. This functionality works when you are spell checking in Microsoft Word.
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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, set the spelling options before you compose a new message:
  1. In Outlook Express, click Options on the Tools menu.
  2. Click the Spelling tab.
  3. Select the options you want.
  4. Click Apply. The settings you specify are used by default when you spell check new messages.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
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Keywords: 
kbprb KB232950
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